Author: M_W Cancer 

Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce 

"Testing you? What are you talking about? I truly don't understand what you mean," Leo continued pretending to be oblivious of everything in an attempt to make Emir and Dominic reveal more information. 

With a scoff, Emir replied, "Stop with the bullshit! I know that you are aware of our real identities! So, how about we drop the act and start with the fighting,"

"You mean being members of the infamous, notorious, and despicable Naughty Elves organization?" Leo deliberately specified Emir and Dominic's real identities. 

"Yes! Why else would all of you corner the two of us if it wasn't because of that reason?!" Dominic exclaimed loudly. 

"Exactly, brother Loki! They are members of the Naughty Elves organization. That's why we are cornering them," Elmont scolded Leo. 

"And since they are members of the Naughty Elves organization, it is just right to corner them," Osborne further emphasized. 

Without even needing to ask, Edgar Pierce and Eme Clarity quickly understood what was currently going on. Clearly, Guild Leader Loki and the others are giving all the people watching the Survival Games a reason why they are attacking Emir and Dominic, including the Guild Leaders of both the Cross Blade Guild and Flying Hammer Guild. And probably because of panic and distress due to their present predicament, Emir and Dominic are completely unable to comprehend and notice what Guild Leader Loki and the others are planning, causing them to fall into their verbal trap. 

Based on what they have observed so far, it should be that Guild Leader Loki and the others had taken into consideration a lot of possible scenarios, including the current case right now. The reason for such an assumption is because they didn't have to communicate with each other before doing things. It's as if they shared the same brain, thus being able to know what the others were currently thinking in their minds. Though that clearly isn't possible, and the only possible explanation is that they have planned everything from the start until up to this present moment.

The only question remaining inside Edgar Pierce and Eme Clarity's mind right now is who exactly is the person who had planned all of these steps? 

It didn't take that long for Edgar Pierce and Eme Clarity to realize who this person was. 

Edgar Pierce and Eme Clarity turned to look at each other first before quickly moving their attention to Guild Leader Loki. Based on their decades or so of interaction with his Highness, Elmont, they are fully aware that he cannot come up with such a plan. As for Osborne, people from the Orc race have always been mediocre when it comes to intelligence, so it is obviously impossible that he was the one who had thought of this plan. As such, only one person is remaining, and that is Guild Leader Loki! 

Their assumption could even be further proven when Guild Leader Loki had merely done some minuscule thing like having a transaction with Eme Clarity and Faye, while his Highness, Elmont, and Osborne, on the other hand, were laying all the groundwork for the final step of their plan. Such behavior implies that he is the leader among the three, which simultaneously means that he is the one who planned everything. 

"No wonder he is the Guild Leader of the Mischievous Lion Guild. This kind of plan is as if everything has followed all according to what he wanted, with no single miss-step. The likes of us can't come up with something like this! Only people in the same level as Patriarch and Guild Leader could think of this!" Edgar Pierce muttered in realization. 

After hearing his Highness, Elmont, and Osborne's ridicule remarks, Emir quickly pointed his sword towards Guild Leader Loki and said, "Yes, we are members of the Naughty Elves organization! So, why don't we stop all of this and get on with the fight now?" 

"Oh, rest assured, we are eventually going to be there soon. Just a few more needed things from here and there, and we'll be done," Leo replied with his bow pointed towards Emir. Though he knows for certain that it is next to impossible for him to land a hit against someone who has done enough preparation already, it has never been bad to be safe than to be sorry. 

"What crap are you spouting?! Come and take this!" Emir yelled loudly as he charged straight towards Guild Leader Loki's direction. 

"There we go! Now everything is perfect!" Leo said as he let go of the string of his bow, causing the arrow to fly straight towards the charging Emir. 

Whoooosh!

Having done enough preparation already for Guild Leader Loki's attack, Emir was able to easily block the arrow by taking out a shield from his Storage

Ring. 

Bang! 

Leo's arrow broke before dropping to the ground and getting stepped on by Emir as the latter lunged himself forward. 

Needless to say, Leo didn't just stay and wait for Emir to reach him. After he shot an arrow, he immediately dashed towards Eme Clarity as she was much closer to him. 

Seeing Guild Leader Loki's action, Eme Clarity quickly understood what he planned to do. Without any hesitation, she unsheathed her sword and prepared to assist him. She muttered, "You'll owe me something for this!"

"Don't worry, in exchange, I will not be asking for much from the Clarity Noble Household," Leo replied. 

"Deal!" Eme Clarity nodded her head as she then blocked the sword of Emir the moment Guild Leader Loki passed by her. 

The instant he passed by Eme Clarity, Leo then swiftly pulled out another arrow from his quiver. This time, he pulled out three arrows. He nocked the three arrows onto his bow. All of a sudden, following his sudden stop, he turned his bow around to face Emir and pointed his three arrows towards him. He exclaimed, "Crouch!"

Whoooosh! Whoooosh! Whoooosh!